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Houghton Township Dedicates Square Park

Eagle River is a popular destination for many visitors to the Keweenaw Peninsula. Thanks to the village’s wonderful view of lake superior driver into town; and from the Houghton township Square Park. Over the weekend families gathered at the park for a dedication ceremony of the park’s new pavilion, and …

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Houghton – Portage Township School August Preview

Houghton – Portage Township Schools’ Board of Education will prepare for the 2023-2024 school year tonight. The board will seek to accept the resignation of Rob Fay as Vice President of the board. Additionally the board will seek to appoint a new trustee to the board, and fill the vice …

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Garnet Garage Claims Twilight Tourney Title – Monday Sports Wrap

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. MLB The Tigers cruised past the Guardians 4-1 yesterday. Spencer Torkelson’s two-run homer in the top of the first inning was all Detroit needed. Kerry Carpenter added a solo shot later in the game. Eduardo Rodriguez pitched into the seventh, and …

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Portage Township Crash Injures Man

A man was injured in a rollover traffic crash in Portage Township late Sunday evening. Houghton County Sheriff’s deputies were called out at 11:16 to Paradise Road, near Broemer Road. They determined that a southbound vehicle had left the roadway, crashed into four parked, unoccupied vehicles, and overturned. The 56-year-old …

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Copper Country Today – August 20, 2023

On this week’s Copper Country Today program: Host Todd VanDyke talks with Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO Quentin Messer, Jr., about how the Keweenaw fits into statewide economic plans. Hear the discussion here. Rick Freeman and Debbie Winquist join host Todd VanDyke to preview the upcoming Houghton County Fair. Listen …

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Carpenter’s Blast Powers Tigers’ Win – Sunday Sports Wrap

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School The Houghton High School volleyball team at the Soo Invitational at Sault Ste. Marie Saturday – no report. MLB The Tigers held off the Guardians 4-3 Saturday. Kerry Carpenter’s three-run homer in the first inning was the big blow, …

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Tigers Split with Guardians – Saturday Sports Wrap

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School At the Queen City Invitational cross country meet in Marquette yesterday… • Marquette dominated the boys side, claiming the top nine places individually. Houghton finished second in the team competition, with Birk Seagren placing 10th individually. Hancock finished eighth. …

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Incredible Bank Donates $10,000 to the Calumet Colosseum

Incredible Bank donates funds to help the Calumet Colosseum replace it’s outdoor sign. The bank has donated ten thousand dollars for the ice rink to install a new digital sign at the historic structure. The modern digital sign will aid the oldest operating ice rink in north America by allowing …

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Two Nigerian Men Accused of Leading a Sextortion Ring Plead Not Guilty in Federal Court

Two Nigerian men accused of leading an international online sextortion ring, that led the suicide of an upper peninsula teenager, have plead not guilty in federal court. Samuel Ogoshi, 22, and Samson Ogoshi, 20, both plead not guilty, after being formally advised on their charges, during yesterday’s arraignment in the …

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Pasty Fest Brings Excitement to Calumet Tomorrow

Pasty Fest encourages the community to get out for a great Saturday afternoon. The festival gets everyone attending involved in one way or another. Whether that means attending any of the exciting pasty Olympic competition, voting in the pasty fest art prize, or getting the calumet early to line up …

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